The Akira-class began construction in 2350's at the Antares IV Fleet Yards and Utopia Planitia Fleet
Yards at Mars. The Akira is one of Starfleet's most heavily armed starships, designed during the
Cardassian war featuring a weapons pod located at the aft part of the ship that is armed with photon torpedoes
and phasers. There are two shuttlebays, one directly in front of the ship and the other in the back. It also
believed that the Akira have two warp cores, one each in the catamaran-like secondary hull.

The Akira-class starship was designed by Alex Jaeger at ILM. It was rendered as a computer
generated visual effect. Named for the Japanese anime movie.

The names and registries of the Akira, Rabin, and Spector come from the Star Trek Fact Files. In Star
Trek: The Magazine issue 3 Alex Jaeger claims the Akira-class has 15 torpedo launchers. The DS9: Tech
Manual says it has just two. The Akira article also mentioned that the ship may be able to perform
saucer separations.